Dissection of left submaxillary (submandibular) gland and related structures
Digrastic and carotid triangles, lateral view
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Dissection of left submaxillary (submandibular) gland and related structures
Digrastic and carotid triangles, lateral view
The submaxillary duct (6), nerves and artery (3) have been retained. The hypoglossal nerve (17) is partially visible.
- Inferior alveolar nerve
- Stylohyoid muscle
- Upper pointer: Submandibular branch of external maxillary artery Lower pointer: Submandibular branches of submandibular ganglion
- External maxillary artery
- Mylohyoid muscle (posterior border)
- Submandibular duct
- Investing fascia of submandibular gland
- Anterior belly digastric muscle
- Hyoid bone (covered by fibrous tissue)
- Mylohyoid muscle (near midline raphe)
- Thyrohyoid muscle
- Posterior belly of digastric muscle
- Superior deep cervical lymph node
- Prevertebral fascia
- Internal jugular vein
- Angle of mandible
- Hypoglossal nerve (lingual branch)
- Common facial vein
- Lingual artery
- Descending branch hypoglossal nerve
- Anterior branch of cervical nerve III
- Thyrohyoid branch hypoglossal nerve
- Common carotid artery (covered by carotid sheath)
- Anterior branch of cervical nerve IV
- Superior thyroid artery